Charles Darwin and Evolution

Charles Darwin is best known for his theories on Evolution which is probably the most controversial issues ever argued between scientist and religious bodies. What interested me, however, was the rumors that have been circulating for years that he had recanted his theory and accepted the account of creation outlined in the book of Genesis. Apparently Mr. Darwin had converted on his deathbed and recanted (and regretted) the claims his "evolution theory" made.

So of course I had to do a little research....

And it isn't true!

What really happened was this:

A woman by the name of Lady Hope claims to have visited Darwin about a year before his death. She claims that when she walked into his room she found a bedridden Mr. Darwin reading the book of Hebrews and when she mentioned Genesis he asked her to come the next day and speak to him and other residents about the Bible's account of creation. Other stories of Darwin's conversion and recant circulated only a month after his death and appeared in many sermons, however Mr. Darwin's family has denied all such rumors. Darwin's daughter had the following to say:

"I was present at his deathbed. Lady Hope was not present during his last illness, or any illness. I believe he never even saw her, but in any case she had no influence over him in any department of thought or belief. He never recanted any of his scientific views, either then or earlier… The whole story has no foundation whatever."

Researchers have concluded that Lady Hope did indeed exist but there were so many inconsistencies with her story, for example the fact that when she visited him six months before his death that he wasn't even bedridden, that it is safe to assume that all accusations of a recant are either fabricated of presumed.

With that being said, I feel we don't really need Mr.Darwin to recant such a ridiculous theory. I mean really, the man believe that we originated as some type of water creature that traveled onto land and evolved into something else that lead us all the way to present man.

Let me put my faith aside and view this as a person with logic:

1. 
   
   Nothing that lives in water and breathes solely underwater has ever been able to survive outside of the water long enough to evolve into something else.


2. 
   
   If humans followed this path out of the water to evolve then why hasn't any other creature followed this same path.


3. 
   
   There is just as much scientific proof of this theory as there is to support the theory that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, and then created man in his own image.

My main reason for addressing this overall was because I want us (Christians) to stop making false accusations concerning Mr.Darwin. After all given the "premises" presented in his theory do we really need to fabricate a recant to make them sound absurd?